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[quote=Roar]Kids will gain an advantage by mostly pinching the bottom part of the head of a lacrosse stick.  It must be 3" or greater.  Referees often check sticks after the 1st time out, at the end of a first quarter and if requested by an opposing coach.  We perform about 5 different tests on a stick.

1. Are all the strings in the stick correct -- no more than 4" from the top (shooters strings) and the extra strings on the side are cut at 2".  This is a 1 minute, hey go fix this before you get back on the field penalty.

2. Measurements of sticks -- 10" from the top to the bottom opening of the plastic head, greater than 6.5" from one side to the other and the big one is 3" wide or greater where the ball nestles in when carried.  Kids will put their stick over open flame and melt the plastic to get this shrunk.  This prevents often the ball coming out when another player strikes the stick hard and the ball magically still stays in the pocket.  We also check to make sure the short sticks are between 40-42" top to bottom.  We rarely if ever check the long poles and never check the goalie sticks unless asked by an opposing coach.    If we catch this, it's one of our most flagrant penalties -- the stick is no longer to be used in the game, must be placed at the table. It's also a 3 minute penalty, non-releasable which means the opposing team can score as many times as it can during the entire 3 minutes man up without the player penalty releasing.

3. Roll Test -- does the stick roll out of the head when tilted 45 degrees towards the field and at a 90 degree angle or when turned upside down.  If all rolls out, we're good.  If not 3 minutes non-releaseable penalty and the stick is impounded (done/cant be used) for the rest of the game.

In travel lacrosse, these "techniques" get passed down from lax bro to lax bro, especially at the face off guys.  As referees, we try to catch them early before the game starts.  In youth lacrosse, we historically go after the travel kids because they know the tricks of the trade.  Most of the recreational players are happy they found all the right gear to play in their bag.

The other thing you'll see this year is an emphasis on mouthguards being fully worn.  Not fish hooks, not dangling, but actually being worn by the player.  When we see this, we usually warn someone in the 1st quarter to get the mouthguard in.  In the other quarters, we see it, we wait until their team has possession of the ball and blow the whistle to stop the game.  We point out the mouthguard violation and turn the ball over to the other team.  Coaches HATE when their players don't have mouthguards in and lose a possession, so it's a really good preventative measure.  This usually happens 1 time per game, but after we call it, everyone keeps their mouthguard in.  My good rule of thumb is that if I can clearly hear a player chirping another player, he doesn't have his mouthguard in and I look right at him to confirm it.

Hope that helps.  [/quote]

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